Twine holder and take-up.



PATBNTED MAY 1, 1906.

P. W. GOPCUTT. TWINE HOLDER AND TAKE-UP.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG 19 1904 Til/8858:

Arromvsrs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK WALLACE COPCUTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOCATHERINE L. COPOUTT, OF NEW-YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1906.

Application filed gus 19, 1904 Serial No. 221,381.

To (.LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WALLACE COPOUTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved TwineHolder and Take-U of which the following is a full, clear, an exactdeson tion.

T e invention relates to twine-holders and take-ups such as shown anddescribed in the Letters Patent of the United States No. 603,129,granted to me April 26, 1898.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improvedtwine holder and take-up which is very simple and durable inconstruction, can be readily hung up in any desired place, and isarranged to retract a certain amount of the twine after being releasedby the operator to remove the end of the twine from the counter.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement, showing the twine ina relaxed position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the upperend of the improvement, showing the several parts in position when thetwine is pulled by the operator. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation ofthe cushion for the sliding weight. Fig. 4 is a transverse section ofthe improvement on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5.is a sectionalside elevation of the basket, showing the reduced ball of twine droppingout of the basket.

The basket A for supporting the ball of twine B is provided at its topwith a bail A, attached to the lower end of a supportingrod C, connectedat its upper end by a hook C with a suitable staple or other sup ortlocated over the counter or other piace on which the twine holder andtake-up is to be used. On the upper end of the supportingrod C issecured a frame D, provided on its sides with open-end twine-guides Eand E for the passage of the twine B, unwinding clamp from the ball oftwine B, contained in the basket A. The twine B after it leaves thetwine-guide E passes through an open twineguide F, secured on one end ofa lever G, fulcrumed at or near its middle at G on the frame D, and overthe top of this lever G passes the twine B to permit the lever to thetwine against a roller H, journaled on the frame D. The roller H islocated directly above one side of the lever G, and the latter isweighted on the side to such an extent that the lever G normally swingsinto the position shown in Fig. 1 to clam the twine between the leverand the perip eral face of the roller H. When, however, a pull isexerted on the free end of the twine, then the lever G swingspractically into a horizontal position to allow ready passage of thetwine between the lever G and the roller H.

On the forward end of the lever G is arranged a second open twine guideF for guiding the twine from the end of the lever to another twine-guideI in the form of a hook, open at the bottom and secured on aweight J,mounted to slide up and down on the rod C. After leaving thistwine-guide I the twine passes through the twine-guide E previouslymentioned and then down to within convenient reach of the o eratormaking use of the twine for tying pac ages and the like. Normally theweight J is in a lowermost position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, so thatthe portion of the twine unwinding from the ball of twine B andextending over the lever G is clamped between the latter and the rollerH, while the remaining portion of the twinethat is, the part extendingfrom the lever G to the guides I and Eis in relaxed position. When theweight J is in a lowermost position, the free end of its guide I abutson the inner beveled face of a cushion K, made of rubber, induratedfiber, or like material, and held within a cup K, secured to the lowerend of the rod C, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 3.

When the operator desires to make use of the twine, he pulls on theloose end thereof, and in doing so the weight J is caused to slide uward until the to of its twine-guide I is a most on a level wit the topof the lever G, so that a further pull on the free end of the twinecauses the twine to unwind from the ball of twineB, as the twine is nowunclamped between the lever G and the roller H, as the lever G movesautomatically into a horizontal position at the time the weight J moves1nto an uppermost position, and consequently the twine is unlocked orunclamped between the lever and the roller H. As soon as the operatorreleases the free end of the cord, after having made use of a desiredlength for tying packages and the like, then the weight J slidesdownward and in doing so pulls up by its guide I the loose end of thetwine, while the twine portion between the lever G and the roller H isclamped in position between the two and held therein. Then the weight Jmoves into a lowermost position, the free end of its. hook-guide I comesin contact with the inner beveled surface of the cushion K, so that theweight J, which is tubular, gradually slides down farther and is pressedagainst one side of the rod C to prevent the weight from rebounding, andas the lower end of the guide I is in contact with the cushion K theguide is closed and the thread cannot pass out of it. As shown in thedrawings, the several guides are preferably made of wire bent into suchform as to be open to allow the operator to conveniently apply the twinein position in the several guides when setting the device up for use.

In the bottom of the basket A is formed an opening A of sufficient sizeso that when the ball of twine is reduced and requires renewal then thereduced ball of twine drops through the said opening, (see Fig. 5,) andas the twine is held clamped at the lever G and roller H the twineunwinds itself, and the op erator can now readily see the extra danglingend of twine, and is thus notified that a new ball of twine is to beplaced in the basket.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the twine holder and take-up isvery simple and durable in construction and is composed of comparativelyfew parts, not liable to get out of order, and the user can readilyplace the twine in proper position in the several parts to insure theunfailing working of the device I 1. A twine holder and take-upcomprising V a basket for the ball of twine, a depending rod forsupporting the said basket and provided with a frame having open-endtwineguides, a lever pivoted on the frame, to one side of the said rod,and having twine-guides, a fixed clamp located over the said lever, forthe latter to clamp the twine in place, a weight slidable on the saidrod and having a twine-guide, .open at one end, and a cushioning stop inthe path ofv the weight and having a beveled portion, for the free endof the twineuide of the weight to abut against, to close thetwine-guide.

2. A twine holder and take-up provided with a take-up weight mounted toslide and having an open twine-guide, and a cushioning-stop in the pathof the weight and having a beveled portion for the free end of the twineguide to abut against.

3. In a twine holder and takeup, a rod, a cup on the rod and having acushion therein, and a weight slidable on the rod and provided with aguide in the form of a hook open at the bottom and whose free endengages the cushion when the weight is in its lowermost position.

4. A twine holder and take-up provided with a weight mounted to slideand having an open twine-guide, and means in the path of the guide forclosing the same when the weight reaches the end of its movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK WALLACE UOPCU'IT.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL.

